Effects of socialising piglets on sow and piglet performance and behaviour of entire male piglets [PDF]
AnimalEntire male pigs show more aggressive behaviour and mounting than female pigs. By sorting growing pigs into male and female pens, at least half of the pigs are protected from the aggressive behaviour and mounting of the entire males.
L. Rydhmer, K. Andersson
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The Stomach Capacity is Reduced in Intrauterine Growth Restricted Piglets Compared to Normal Piglets [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Selection for increased litter sizes have decreased the average birth weight of piglets and up to 30% of newborn piglets in Danish herds show signs of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
Julie C. Lynegaard +4 more
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Benefits and risks of iron supplementation in anemic neonatal pigs. [PDF]
, 2010 Iron deficiency is a common health problem. The most severe consequence of this disorder is iron deficiency anemia (IDA), which is considered the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. Newborn piglets are an ideal model to explore the multifaceted
Olivier Thibaudeau +25 more
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Congenital Fibropapillomatosis in a Piglet [PDF]
Veterinary Pathology, 1999 We report a case of congenital fibropapillomatosis in the head and neck of a piglet from a swine breeding farm where sporadic cutaneous papillomas of the prepuce and scrotum had previously occurred in several boars. Histologically, the tumor consisted of multiple exophytic, papillary projections composed of branching, densely cellular, fibrovascular ...
J, Vítovec +3 more
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A cross sectional study of prevalence, risk factors, population attributable fractions and pathology for foot and limb lesions in preweaning piglets on commercial farms in England [PDF]
, 2009 Background: In a cross sectional study of 88 indoor and outdoor English pig farms, the prevalence of foot and limb lesions in 2843 preweaning piglets aged 1–4 weeks from 304 litters was recorded.
Green, L +17 more
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Individual piglets' contribution to the development of tail biting [PDF]
, 2011 Conflicting hypotheses exist about the contribution of individual pigs to the development of a tail-biting outbreak, but there is limited quantitative information to support or dismiss them.
Kemp, B. +4 more
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Increasing weaning age of piglets from 4 to 7 weeks reduces stress, increases post-weaning feed intake but does not improve intestinal functionality [PDF]
, 2010 This study tested the hypothesis that late weaning and the availability of creep feed during the suckling period compared with early weaning, improves feed intake, decreases stress and improves the integrity of the intestinal tract.
Hoogendoorn, A. +3 more
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Risks associated with preweaning mortality on 39 commercial outdoor pig farms in England [PDF]
, 2014 A prospective longitudinal study was carried out on 39 outdoor breeding pig farms in England in 2003 and 2004 to investigate the risks associated with mortality in liveborn preweaning piglets.
Harris, M. +17 more
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Animals, 2020 Hyper-prolific sows give birth to large litters and up to 25% of piglets born have been subjected to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The aim of this study was to test whether an oral administration of glucose impacts the survival rate and body ...
Joanna Klaaborg, Charlotte Amdi
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Sow and piglet behaviour during lactation: A review focusing on selected behaviour manifested by foster sows and their fostered piglets [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesFoster (F) sows are used to nurse piglets from other sows. Nurse (N) sows are used to nurse other piglets after weaning their own piglets during lactation. Sows nursing non-biological piglets can reject or attack unfamiliar piglets.
Osotsi Joab Malanda +6 more
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